Cytomegalovirus and ulcerative colitis: Place of antiviral therapy

Figure 1 Techniques currently used for the detection of markers of cytomegalovirus infection. Analyses highlighted in orange are very useful, those highlighted in yellow of little use, and those without color of no use, for the diagnosis of CMV reactivation in inflammatory bowel diseases. ELISA: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; CMV: Cytomegalovirus; HE staining: Hematoxylin and eosin staining; NAAT: Nucleic acid amplification test.